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reason #13782943712983 why i love slow cookers: you can leave the food in and walk away.

and on a day like today i most certainly needed that. we are in the process of moving- and by in the process i mean we moved out of our old place but are stuck living out of boxes while we wait till our new place is done- so on top of my already insane schedule i’m forced to cook in someone else’s kitchen using someone else’s kitchen kitchen appliances and taking pictures with my camera phone or computer because my camera charger and picture uploader are hiding somewhere in one of those boxes. [that’s my apology for the less than stellar photographs to come. just in case you didn’t quite catch that.]

add to that, there were WAY too many tomatoes in my house after someone from church handed me a bag full of freshly picked garden tomatoes. i mean, who can say no to straight out of the garden ingredients?

Ingredients:

1 jalapeno, seeds removed(unless you like it hot. i removed mine because some of the people eating don’t like spicy foods), finely diced

2 pounds tomatoes, roughly chopped

3 tablespoons chili powder

2 tablespoons cumin

1 tablespoon oregano

Salt and pepper, to taste

2 large, boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound total)

optional, cooked rice to eat it with.

also, it didn’t require a lot of work on my end. i just put it in, set the timer, and did what i had to do until dinner time:

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except for the chicken breasts in the basin of a large slow cooker.

Place chicken breasts on top and close slow cooker.

Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 8-10. [i usually prefer to cook my food on low but due to time constraints i cooked mine on high for 5 1/2 hours then did step 4 and cooked it on low for another half hour.]

30 minutes before serving, remove chicken and shred using two forks. Return to chili and stir well.

final verdict: the chili was a definite hit. everyone loved it. and it was incredibly easy to make. i’ll definitely be using it again. unfortunatley i was unable to get a good picture because there wasn’t much left when i got back upstairs from puting my son to sleep. sidenote, when you cook always put a little aside for yourself or you might find yourself missing out on your own cooking. i’m finding more and more that this is becoming a necessity.